AP wire distributed globally; first to publish mid-march with crowd estimates and atmosphere colour

Reported that tens of thousands braved triple-digit heat in Budapest on June 27 for the city's first Pride march since Orbán lost reelection in April. Quoted participants describing the mood as 'much more relaxed than last year,' contrasting with 2025 when the event felt like a protest. Noted that Orbán had rammed through a constitutional amendment banning Pride, which the Magyar government had not repealed but police nonetheless authorized the 2026 march.

“Tens of thousands march in the first Budapest Pride since Viktor Orbán was voted out.”